Chapter 571 Antxercise
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The party finished their breakfast and went straight to the gate leading to the outskirts of the sky island.
And, it was a very dangerous place already, only available through special means so, mostly, normal people couldn't go to that area.
But, the four of them were obviously no normal people.
Eon and Rein had their adventurer's license, Moon had her own unique identification that granted her entry to many restricted areas of the magic island, and Zoe, well, she also had something her moms prepared for her so she was fine too.
Thus, they all exited the safe area of the sky island and entered the unknown territory ruled by ferocious beasts, magical phenomena, and the strength of nature.
Yes, it was a rule that only the strong survived here but, if something was special in itself, had a close connection to nature, and could contribute to the ecosystem of the different areas of the outskirts, they had a better chance to survive than the normal strong beasts.
As the name suggested, this was the border territory of the island, that covered all the back side area starting from northwest to the northeast region.
One can even think of it as the part of the land on the back side of the habited area of the sky island.
However, though it was called the border area or outskirts as most residents of the island preferred to call it, this wasn't some barren place with sand dunes or lifeless mountain plains.
This was a unique place just like the magic island, and depending on the area we were talking about, it had its own unique ecosystem, different biomes, and soil types.
The island of magic's wealth was a special place, so just as its name suggested, the entire island was a magical place full of wonders, mysteries, and secrets.
But… all that aside.
"Hehehe- hahaha~!"
Rein was having fun right now. Delightful fun.
-Swish! Swish! Swish!
They were on their way to area #69MF, the place that now entirely belonged to Eon on paper, but while on their path, this was their first encounter with the bunch of red ants that had suddenly gone crazy.
Eon was still figuring out the reason but he had a few things in mind that could be the reason for something this strange.
Well, he knew he will get his answers once he reaches there so he wasn't worried.
He was just sitting back with his little sister under the shade of a fine blue coconut tree, observing his fiancée having fun with the ants with a warm smile.
"Sister Elle~. Watch out on your left~."
-Booooooom!
She didn't get the chance to go wild like this when they were in the academy and it had been over a week since their entrance exam so she sure was having fun running wild like that. And since she was using her weapon, her ancient EFMW Nept, she was especially having a joyous time with those (Orange) ranked creatures.
"Hmmm-umhu-uhmmm~."
She was humming as she swung the scythe that seemed to be made out of the water, however, this water was so sharp, so powerful, and dangerous that the exoskeleton of the creatures that not even some (Level-6) artifacts could put a scratch on, was being cut down like butter by a hot knife.
There were nearly thirty of them, and though she could finish all of them with a single move, she wasn't doing such a boring thing.
She had so many punching bags before her so there was no need to kill them directly.
She cut their limbs, waited till they were almost on the verge of death, and just when they were about to pass out, she gave them an even more painful end.
She was having fun with them. They were like exercise. And they were ants so this was antxercise.
She jumped, danced, moved on their heads, and considering these ents were creatures a little bigger than her in height, and even bigger in volume, they were certainly good short-time playmates.
And, these ants were pretty good when it came to teamwork.
They were using good strategies to avoid her, making openings to escape from this place, and even trying to do sneak attacks like right now where one ant attacked her while leaping up from under the ground.
They were pretty good even though they were under the effects of a strange substance that made them more aggressive than they usually are.
They were peaceful creatures that didn't mind it even if other creatures got too close to them or even interacted with them.
They would curiously try to learn from someone that gets too close to them, which made them pretty good research subjects for many of their academic subjects.
Rein and Zoe would have a little trip to a place with their energy beast research class that ran solely on the physical labor of these ants, but that would be after their midsams.
So, for now, Rein was having fun with them.
And though they were strong and smart and all, they were still nowhere near enough to even alert her keen senses.
"She will be done soon so, let's go."
His eyes were still stuck on her, observing her every move, at every angle, with every measurement.
He didn't praise her enough but whenever he looked closely at her like this, he couldn't help but admire the perfect piece of art she was.
"What are you looking at, big brother~?"
But perhaps he looked too long and too obviously that not only did Zoe notice it, but the person in question also looked back and winked mischievously at him.
"I'm just admiring art little one. Art that belongs to me."
He was smiling, but then he just shook his head with that same smile and stood up while sighing.
"Hehe, help me~."
Zoe knew the meaning behind that smile very well. Their moms and grandmas would know too if they were here, probably the males too but it wasn't certain for them, except for his grandpa. He would know and even relate to his feelings.
"Of course my lady."
He helped her get up gracefully and looked at the other person with them with a new smile.
"She's amazing, right?"
Monnem, or as they called her, Miss Moon.
She was shocked when she looked at the new sight before her that she had never thought she would witness. Not at least as the representative of Atraxia, the noble lady of the prestigious house, being in the center of it.
From her intel, all she knew about the representative of Atraxia was that she held a central role in the family.
There was no great information on her or what talents or powers she possessed.
All everyone knew about her were her fascinatingly graceful abilities to handle herself in the noble world, the way she clearly presented herself to the public, and the way she dealt with any and all official stuff behind the doors.
Those who knew her a little closely knew her prowess in handling any problem, especially ones related to humans, and many even feared how she openly executed her authority over the masses present behind those closed doors.
She was, in a way, terrifying. And, she was, in a way, the most elegant young person in the current noble society.
But that was it. That was all known to the public or low or higher upper class.
None had ever heard if she was a mage or a weapon weirder or something other than the representative of her household.
But now that she was seeing it with her own eyes, she understood how this person who had lived for far more than her, was a stark contradiction from her public image.
Not only she was a very strong mage like her grandmother, but she was also a scythe wielder like her grandfather, and a damn good one at that.
Miss Moon herself was no professional of weapons but she had seen her fair share of experts during her time of wandering. And, from all that experience, she could tell this person, this noble lady that had a very crazy side to her, was a better weapon wilder than any of those masters or young prodigies, or maybe even some of the fake famous heroes.
Her control was unbelievably exceptional. And her sheer raw strength…
"She's awesome…"
Just this little antxercise, a fun activity from her side, was enough to mesmerize her. So she couldn't even fathom how much more she had yet to see from her. And, if this was her, she couldn't even imagine how much more she had to see from him.
"Master."
But now that they were on this topic and the moment was perfectly right…
"Can I see your archery?"
She couldn't help her request and bubbling curiosity that she thought she had lost long ago.
"Of course."
And they still had many ant blockages ahead of them, so it wasn't a bad idea to show their core member what he was capable of.
"Look forward to it Miss Moon~."
And, if even Zoe asked her to look forward to it, how can she help this accelerating excitement of hers?"
But...
"Oh, right. I remembered something." Rein suddenly spoke up when she appeared before them after collecting her loot and obviously not finding any core or spell stones like usual.
And, at the same time, at the end of their path, many red eyes glowed bloody after hearing about the approaching individuals from the forever passing winds…
